In The Twilight of Democracy, Jennifer Van Bergen dissects the signs of something gone terribly wrong. A massive superstructure is being constructed, whose shape can be discerned by the 2000 election, the enactment of the PATRIOT Act, the detentions at Guantanamo, the invasion of Iraq, the withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, the promotion of the FTAA, the eradication of environmental protections, and a policy of increasing secrecy.
Jennifer Van Bergen helped raise the alarm with her six-part series “Repeal the Patriot Act.” She is an adjunct faculty member of the New School for Social Research in NYC since 1993. She lectures on the antiterrorism laws and the Constitution.
| Preface Tertium Quid | 2 | |
| Introduction : crossing the Rubicon : the end of the American era? | 5 | |
| 1 | Down the road to fascism | 8 |
| 2 | The law is king | 20 |
| 3 | Our individual rights | 30 |
| 4 | The Constitutional code | 43 |
| 5 | Types of courts & standards of review | 52 |
| 6 | The demise of democracy : fascism in America | 66 |
| 7 | The PATRIOT Act - the mainstay of oppressive power and the homefront | 110 |
| 8 | Ashcroft's way : a closer look at the PATRIOT Act | 121 |
| 9 | The Cheney plan for global dominance | 147 |
| 10 | Global dominance in action : military necessity or war crimes - violating the Geneva and Hague Conventions | 153 |
| 11 | Conclusion | 162 |
| Epilogue : detainees and torture | 166 | |
| App | The Bill of Rights | 193 |
Overview
In The Twilight of Democracy, Jennifer Van Bergen dissects the signs of something gone terribly wrong. A massive superstructure is being constructed, whose shape can be discerned by the 2000 election, the enactment of the PATRIOT Act, the detentions at Guantanamo, the invasion of Iraq, the withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, the promotion of the FTAA, the eradication of environmental protections, and a policy of increasing secrecy.
Jennifer Van Bergen helped raise ...